bug: Ask permission when using Filesystem.readFile or add permission into the Permission plugin

Bug Report

Capacitor Version

Latest Dependencies:

@capacitor/cli: 2.4.0 @capacitor/core: 2.4.0 @capacitor/android: 2.4.0 @capacitor/electron: 2.4.0 @capacitor/ios: 2.4.0

Installed Dependencies:

@capacitor/electron not installed @capacitor/cli 2.2.0 @capacitor/core 2.2.0 @capacitor/android 2.2.0 @capacitor/ios 2.2.0

[success] Android looking great! 👌 Found 4 Capacitor plugins for ios: @capacitor-community/fcm (1.0.8) @capacitor-community/firebase-analytics (0.2.0) @capacitor-community/media (1.0.1) cordova-plugin-camera (4.1.0) [success] iOS looking great! 👌

Platform(s)

iOS

Current Behavior

When reading a file using the Filesystem plugin I am getting a permission issue. I can’t find a solution

Expected Behavior

Prompt for permission when using the Filesystem plugin or add an extra functionality to do this in capacitor Permission plugin

Code Reproduction

When calling await Filesystem.readFile({ path }) I am receiving:

[error] - Error: Uncaught (in promise): Error: The file “123.MOV” couldn’t be opened because you don’t have permission to view it.

Other Technical Details

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Additional Context

Is there a quick workaround for this issue I could implement now?

[spasma]

I’m having this very same issue today.

While using the @ionic/camera (cordova-plugin-camera) within a capacitor app and reading a video from the library, it states: The file “filename.ext” couldn’t be opened because you don’t have permission to view it..

Reading image files from library with the exact same plugin is actually working perfectly, I suspect due the the following difference;

The file is compressed (trimmed as iOS calls it) by cordova-plugin-camera and it looks like the directory is outside app scope:

This is an example of a trimmed file which is somehow unreachable by the app: file:///private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/PluginKitPlugin/29878464-6445-4365-8689-FCE4915154EA/tmp/trim.379A14E0-5AB7-4536-89BA-FA82008DF56E.MOV

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